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by CelticRambler
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: WTF Lidl?
Replies: 8
Views: 80

Re: WTF Lidl?

Look they are Lidl so really they are Einhell. They are fine for light enough stuff, but not real trough stuff. Yeah, but if your definition of "real tough stuff" is exactly what they're marketed for, then that's not a valid argument. If it says on the packet "for drilling >800mm hol...
by CelticRambler
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: WTF Lidl?
Replies: 8
Views: 80

Re: WTF Lidl?

Hey CR, you should be fekked into that box and fast tracked to El Salvador for buying cheap lidl shite. "Tested and certified in Germany" it says on the label - are you telling me now we can't even trust the Germans? :lol: Yeah but 70cm is deep enough .... Those bit probably work just fin...
by CelticRambler
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: WTF Lidl?
Replies: 8
Views: 80

Re: WTF Lidl?

Drilling one single hole hardly counts as "prolonged use" though, does it? And using a masonry bit to drill through masonry is not exactly "heavy duty" either. For the most part, I find their stuff to be "reasonably priced for what you get" ; sometimes you get great val...
by CelticRambler
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Info & Expertise Requests
Topic: Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?
Replies: 10
Views: 68

Re: Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?

Heat them and try actually tightening them a little first with a stillson wrench before loosening, that usually works. :lol: Inadvertently did that before I spotted that they were reverse-threaded. My trusty stillson wrench took two looks at the job and said ... feck this, I'm off to the fix-it pil...
by CelticRambler
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Info & Expertise Requests
Topic: Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?
Replies: 10
Views: 68

Re: Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?

If you are not using the hubs again then its no big deal what damage you do to the studs. Yep, want to use the hubs (and axle) again. And the wheels! 'Tis the reason I set about acquiring the relic. They don't look that bad and the fact that some came off easily enough is a good sign - this 1.5 met...
by CelticRambler
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Info & Expertise Requests
Topic: Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?
Replies: 10
Views: 68

Re: Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?

Before I go wrecking things, how hot can I heat those nuts, and is it likely to make any difference? My previous attempts were with a glorified weedkilling flame thrower, so may never have been really as hot as needed. ... 5 or 6 smacks to put an indent in the stud ... D'you mean put an indent in th...
by CelticRambler
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:22 pm
Forum: Movies
Topic: Oppenheimer
Replies: 12
Views: 1531

Re: Oppenheimer

Well ... I tried watching it last night. Managed 40 minutes and gave up. Too much jumping around different timelines for no good reason, and some weird lighting/colour palettes that made no sense to me. Left me with a two-hour hole in my evening, so I settled for a cheesy rom-com instead. Much bette...
by CelticRambler
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: WTF Lidl?
Replies: 8
Views: 80

WTF Lidl?

Lidl taking packaging lessons from Amazon? :roll: Wheelie-bin for scale: https://i.postimg.cc/024X59fr/Lidl-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/WbzfPd0Q/Lidl-2.jpg I don't think you have Lidl online in Ireland, do you? Don't bother ... They don't even give you to option of cheap/free delivery if you collect ...
by CelticRambler
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: Info & Expertise Requests
Topic: Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?
Replies: 10
Views: 68

Rusty lug nuts - how to get the last three off?

Simple problem, complicated resolution. :cry: I have these vintage wheels (WW2 US Army) with vintage tyres that need to be replaced. How do I get the last three nuts off? :x https://i.postimg.cc/cJyDYTPS/Lug-Nuts-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/QdW4Hv4m/Lug-Nuts-2.jpg So far, I've tried soaking them in W...
by CelticRambler
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Gardening
Topic: The little digger that could!
Replies: 0
Views: 16

The little digger that could!

Cheap Chinese diggers get a bit of a raw deal from the Kubota fanbois and other lads who seem to have several tens of thousands of euros to spend, but my little machine is back at work now that the sun's come out for a bit and I can't cope with any more indoor renovation. An unexpected few dry days ...
by CelticRambler
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Longer pub and club opening hours
Replies: 7
Views: 148

Re: Longer pub and club opening hours

Licences can only be granted by the courts ... That's an awful waste of court resources, there's no good reason why the courts should be involved in granting licences for anything. I couldn't quite get my head around the process here in France when I first came across it: want to serve drink at you...
by CelticRambler
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: Annoyances & Irritations
Replies: 1092
Views: 281393

Re: Annoyances & Irritations

This new thing where the lid on a plastic bottle remains tied to the ring around the neck and won't come right off. Yeah, I know it's supposed to save the whales/ducks/squirrels/whatever (really just a way to get more lids into the recycling bin) but it's a fekkin nuisance having to rip them off the...
by CelticRambler
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: People who get caught by "paedophile hunters"
Replies: 4
Views: 141

Re: People who get caught by "paedophile hunters"

Unless I'm missing something, I presume the way it works is that the "paedophile hunter" posing as an early -mid teens girl randomly messages a guy on social media? If so I'm amazed that anyone would still be falling for it, I mean it's right up there now with the Nigerian Prince and Ugan...
by CelticRambler
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Woodworking
Topic: Windows and doors - making a start.
Replies: 5
Views: 164

Re: Windows and doors - making a start.

I collected trailerloads of that softwood every week from the building site. It had come in as packing pieces for industrial racking posts and rails, imported from the US, and was destined for the skip (like so much other stuff that fell to the floor during the build). :shock: After an initial sorti...
by CelticRambler
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: Woodworking
Topic: Windows and doors - making a start.
Replies: 5
Views: 164

Windows and doors - making a start.

January's secondary objective, as far as cottage renovation was concerned, was to make (complete) all the windows and doors - one main front door, one three-quarter height "French door" for the kitchen (technically, all my doors are French :) ), five windows for the four rooms and two skyl...
by CelticRambler
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: Annoyances & Irritations
Replies: 1092
Views: 281393

Re: Annoyances & Irritations

Nothing original, but still as annoying as ever. I asked for an eBay order to be delivered to SonNo.2 in Liverpool (Brexit tax avoidance measure :roll: ) and the seller happily obliged. Sent the parcel express yesterday, via ParcelForce. Myself and Son were tracking it and very pleased to see that i...
by CelticRambler
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: Happy Leap Year
Replies: 2
Views: 91

Re: Happy Leap Year

They* could have been talking about the Gubernites: We knew your taste for curious quips For cranks and contradictions queer And with the laughter on our lips We wished you there to hear. For some ridiculous reason, to which, however I've no desire to be disloyal Some person in authority, I don't kn...
by CelticRambler
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Woodworking
Topic: To Do List item done ... after a 16-month pause.
Replies: 2
Views: 90

To Do List item done ... after a 16-month pause.

Stones and a hole, but I'm counting this as woodwork because it involved wood (and also because we don't have a general building forum). Way back in August ... 2022 :shock: I posted this pic of a hole we'd made in the chicken shed wall: https://i.postimg.cc/cHzJv5Lg/IMG-20220803-122629-419.jpg which...
by CelticRambler
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Motors
Topic: NCT Pass or fail
Replies: 12
Views: 470

Re: NCT Pass or fail

kadman wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:28 pm... I chose to remove the diesel tank in case of explosive fumes igniting from a spark........boom.......and then no more kadman, nor workshop, nor house. ...
Yebbut - it would've made for a great video! :mrgreen:
by CelticRambler
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Nitrogen Execution
Replies: 16
Views: 1183

Re: Nitrogen Execution

https://apnews.com/article/nitrogen-execution-death-penalty-alabama-699896815486f019f804a8afb7032900 This is an interesting read..who would think killing people would be so difficult. They have those clinics in Switzerland etc so don't get why America has such a problem executing the death penalty....
by CelticRambler
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: A pity that this place is so quiet
Replies: 89
Views: 5068

Re: A pity that this place is so quiet

Dont encourage him Del....................we need to know did he manage to court the french lass he was after. Maybe thats why he has been away :D Here you go, K: https://gubu.ie/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2240&p=56170#p56170 8-) The DPD man's been; and the sun's come out, so the wood/stone/metal/...
by CelticRambler
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: None of ye noticed ... but I'll tell ye anyway.
Replies: 26
Views: 28251

Re: None of ye noticed ... but I'll tell ye anyway.

Dont encourage him Del....................we need to know did he manage to court the french lass he was after. Maybe thats why he has been away :D Well, first off she's not French - doesn't even speak the lingo! (that should surely be a point in her favour, in your book :P ) ... and no, that's no w...
by CelticRambler
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: Passing through ... ->>>
Replies: 3
Views: 4364

Re: Passing through ... ->>>

Right: picking up where I left off (sort of) ... How are all the cats? "Gone, all gone, 'cept me, mwhahhhaahahahahha!" :twisted: https://i.postimg.cc/gJ6PJzns/bingo-mouth.jpg :cry: I came home to find my carefully constructed kittens-only feeder burst apart and all the food eaten, and the ...
by CelticRambler
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: A pity that this place is so quiet
Replies: 89
Views: 5068

Re: A pity that this place is so quiet

Ah janey, now I've got a dilemma: which thread to update first - woodwork or footwork? :mrgreen:

Maybe you'll get both; it all depends on when the DPD man turns up.
by CelticRambler
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: Funny pics, vids, etc ..
Replies: 393
Views: 152515

Re: Funny pics, vids, etc ..

Came across this while doing some serious research this afternoon - watch to the end for full enjoyment. :mrgreen: Sally O'Brien was all the rage the summer I spent in the Gaeltacht; where a lad in the house re-phrased the second classic line, to take account of the fact that yerman was stuck in th...